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John Charlesworth

John Charlesworth was born on November 12, 1935, in Hull, England. He was an actor, known for A Christmas Carol (1951), Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) and The Children of the New Forest (1955). He died on April 2, 1960, in Birmingham, England. British juvenile actor of the 1950s, who committed suicide by gassing himself. He left a note saying "In this life, you can only let so many people down, then you realize you have gone too far!".

Known for

So Evil, So Young
So Evil, So Young
1961 • Tom
Dead Lucky
Dead Lucky
1960 • Hon. Stanley Dewsbury
The Angry Silence
The Angry Silence
1960 • Intern
Date at Midnight
1960 • Tommy
The Man Upstairs
The Man Upstairs
1958 • Army Lieutenant
Five on a Treasure Island
Five on a Treasure Island
1957 • Fischerjunge Jan
The Adventures of Hal 5
The Adventures of Hal 5
1957
Yield to the Night
Yield to the Night
1956 • Alan Price

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Dead Lucky
Dead Lucky
1960 • Hon. Stanley Dewsbury
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The Man Upstairs
The Man Upstairs
1958 • Army Lieutenant
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Five on a Treasure Island
Five on a Treasure Island
1957 • Fischerjunge Jan
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Yield to the Night
Yield to the Night
1956 • Alan Price
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The Blue Peter
The Blue Peter
1955 • Andrew Griffin
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John of the Fair
1954 • John Claydon
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The Oracle
The Oracle
1953 • Denis
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The Magic Box
The Magic Box
1952 • Graham Friese-Greene
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Scrooge
Scrooge
1951 • Peter Cratchit
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John Charlesworth – Biography, Known For & Filmography